{"nrhp_refnum":"01000682","name":"Ebell Society of Santa Ana Valley","other_names":["Ebell Clubhouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"625 N. French St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Ana","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.75075459400006,"lon":-117.86441660999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-07-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Spanish/Mediterranean Revival clubhouse at 625 N. French Street in Santa Ana, Orange County, California, built in 1924 for the Ebell Society of Santa Ana Valley. It was designed by architect Frederick Eley and built by Samuel Preble.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the clubhouse is one of the best community examples of Spanish/Mediterranean architecture in Santa Ana and one of the last remaining public buildings by local architect Frederick Eley. It also represents the achievement of a women's club that promoted education, the arts and community service, and met in members' homes for 30 years before building it.","narrative":"Built in 1924, this one-story clubhouse at 625 N. French Street in Santa Ana was constructed for the Ebell Society of Santa Ana Valley, a women's club organized in 1894. Architect Frederick Eley designed it in the Spanish/Mediterranean style, and Samuel Preble built it. It has stucco walls, a red tile roof, ornate entries on the west and east sides, an auditorium, an assembly hall, a kitchen, and a tiled interior courtyard with a colonnade. Changes since construction have been modest: a canvas awning was removed, iron railings were added in 1954-55, and a ramp was added in 1980. The building is notable for its architecture and for its link to the club, which raised funds from 1902 and met in members' homes for decades before building. Eley was described as Orange County's pioneer architect, and this is one of his few surviving public buildings. The Ebell Society still uses the building as its clubhouse.","period_of_significance":"1924-1951","architect_builder":"Eley, Frederick Architect; Preble, Samuel Builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Spanish/Mediterranean Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a clubhouse; maintained inside and out with few changes. It is also used for parties, weddings and receptions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.161268-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/01000682.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000682/376a334703-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000682/376a334703-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cbl62","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ebell_Society_of_Santa_Ana_Valley.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cbl62</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ebell_Society_of_Santa_Ana_Valley.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860201","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133336407"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/ebell-society-of-santa-ana-valley-01000682/"}